Socially sanctioned forms of narcissism. Ahem.
Anyone who practices any form of alternative health care. Acupuncturists. Herbalists. Naturopaths. Ayurveds. Homeopaths. Nutritional therapists. Aromatherapists. Chiropractors. Body and energy workers. Osteopaths. Vegans. Wildcrafters. Craniosacral therapists. Anyone who wants to change the world. Greens. Socialists. Buddhists. Daoists. Treehuggers. Activists. Feminists. Bleeding heart liberals.
Air, The Arcade Fire, Architecture in Helsinki, Barcelona, Belle and Sebastian, Bikini Kill, Bloc Party, Blonde Redhead, Britt Daniel, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Clientele, Death Cab for Cutie, Electrocute, Enon, The Faint, The Fiery Furnaces, The Flaming Lips, Flying, Franz Ferdinand, Free Kitten, Heart, I am the World Trade Center, Ikara Colt, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Julie Ruin, LCD Soundsystem, Le Tigre, M83, Microphones, Moving Units, New England Roses, The New Pornographers, Peaches, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Portishead, The Postal Service, Radiohead, The Rapture, Red Aunts, The Shins, Sonic Youth, Spoon, Stereolab, The Strokes, Tracy and the Plastics, The Unicorns, The White Stripes, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
1984, The Bell Jar, The Book of Secrets, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, The Crying of Lot 49, Entry Into the Inconceivable, Fast Food Nation, The Fluoride Deception, Franny and Zooey, Great Divides, Heart of Darkness, Infinite Jest, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Quantum Healing, The Templar Revelation, Trust Us We're Experts, Yoga and the Quest for the True Self and anything by Douglas Coupland, David Sedaris or Simone Weil.